Paul Krekorian Kicks Ass!

A blog dedicated to peeling back the onion that is Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian. Paul Krekorian is a great man. He's above board in all that he does. He's the benevolent Lord of Los Angeles' 2nd Council District. Some day, he will be President.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Paul Krekorian Continues His Fight On The Controversial Issues Of The Day

Dateline, Sunland-Tujunga.  The day is June 28.  On Paul Krekorian's twitter page, Paul Krekorian selflessly, boldly, fearlessly urges his legions of followers to call the State Senate and urge them to extend the tax credits for motion picture productions.

This is a really controversial piece of legislation in California.  It is right up there with the "Love Puppies" Act of 2010 and the "Saddam Hussein is Bad" legislation of 2002.

If it passes, it will solely be due to Paul Krekorian's bold leadership to urge his twitterverse to urge their contacts to urge the legislature to do something.  Way to go Paul!

Krekorian's decisive action on the controversial issues of the day did not stop there.  This past week, Krekorian urged Congress to urge the Justice Department to urge the FBI to urge authorities in Puerto Rico to investigate a judge who let a murderer out on parole early.

We don't know about you, but we here at Paul Krekorian's Team 1600 (TM) are very happy that Paul Krekorian is on the Los Angeles City Council, and we thank him for his bold legislative leadership on all the controversies plaguing the City.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Krekorian Stands Grand!

We here at Paul Krekorian Team's 1600 are very upset at the Daily News for their Editorial, in which they called him out as a grandstanding career politician.  We urge all of our Team Members to boycott the Daily News.  Everyone who is in, post a comment below!  We'll show the Daily News!

Daily News Editorial: Krekorian's study on neighborhood councils is a grandstanding move


ONE thing stood out in City Councilman Paul Krekorian's announcement last week of a batch of proposals to improve Los Angeles' valuable neighborhood-council system: the word choices.
According to the press release, the ideas were the result of "a year-and-a-half's worth" of research, survey-taking, and public and committee meetings. Further, the study was "unprecedented," which it no doubt is, since neighborhood councils have been around for only a decade.

Though the ideas may be beneficial for the city's young citizen empowerment movement, the presentation of these proposals was deliberately overblown - and curious. Did Krekorian really need 18 months to reach some of the study's ambiguous conclusions and formulate the arcane proposals that the east San Fernando Valley representative put forward in four council motions? If so, is that something to be proud of?

Krekorian's not the only politician guilty of this kind of self-congratulatory tone while reciting the accomplishments of just doing his job representing the public. Indeed, in a city full of career politicians, getting credit for things big and small is just part of building the brand. Every elected official employs at least one staff member to put out press releases and spin their image in the media.

This underscores a larger

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problem with local politics: It's not enough simply to do the job of representing constituents; everyone has to know about it. Elected officials who choose not to play the game risk losing out to challengers who are better self-promoters. 
 
Still, this was a stretch. All Krekorian has accomplished so far is to get the official conversation started about how the 93 neighborhood councils can be more effective voices for their communities. Earlier this year, the Council District 2 staff conducted a survey titled "Perspectives on Neighborhood Empowerment." It drew 217 responses. Nearly half came from neighborhood council members. Among the findings: By a margin of 44 percent to 35 percent, people want a two-year delay in the next round of neighborhood-council elections while better voting systems are adopted.

So, a year-and-a-half study leads to a two-year delay in a crucial part of the process?

Another survey result highlighted on Krekorian's website is that 31 percent of respondents think the city clerk should administer neighborhood council elections, 30 percent the councils themselves should do so, 16 percent think the duty should go to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, and 15 percent would turn to an independent third party.

Now there's a call to action.

This is not to diminish the importance of trying to enhance the effectiveness of neighborhood councils, which grew out of the Valley secession movement of the early 2000s. Krekorian deserves credit for listening to community activists and seeking to make the system better. Elected officials should get attention for good work - but when only when credit is due.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Rudy Martinez Initiates Recall Effort Against Assemblymember Mike Feuer

Today, Paul Krekorian issued a statement denying any connection with the recall effort against California State Assemblymember Mike Feuer.  The recall is yet to be public knowledge, but Krekorian issued a statement denying his involvement anyway, “just to be early.”

Many people expressed shock that Feuer, widely seen as the front runner for City Attorney, would be the subject of a recall effort.  “He has a 100% record with Common Cause!” stated one political insider.

Meanwhile, the “Recall Feuer” effort has hired a consultant named Eric Hacopian to lead its efforts.  It kicked off the recall with great fanfare, issuing a mail piece in Feuer’s district accusing Feuer of torturing small sheep and sleeping with puppies.  Hacopian maintained his claims are “100%, rock solid truth,” in a prepared statement released, of all places, on a blog.

The recall’s claims, which echo some of the hate mail put out previously by Hacopian toward Assemblymember Mike Gatto and Los Angeles Councilman Jose Huizar, “are pure coincidence,” stated Krekorian.  “Pure coincidence.”

Here is a bio of Mike Feuer:  Elected.  Attorney.  Who lives in Los Angeles.
Here is a bio of Mike Gatto:  Elected.  Attorney.  Who lives in Los Angeles.
Here is a bio of Jose Huizar:  Elected.  Attorney.  Who lives in Los Angeles.

We stand by our man Krekorian for contributing to a wonderful political climate in Los Angeles.  It was very nice of him to pre-emptively deny any connection with the smear campaign against Mike Feuer, even before anyone else knew about it!  What a guy!